Ophthalmic mounting



Aug. 17, 1943. D, H, FAR 2,326,846

OPHTHALMTC MOUNTING Filed March 12, 1941 DRU RY H. FAIR INVENTOR ATTOR NEY Referring to the drawing:

PatentedA -IQ- 1943 warps-ration of Nmvryorlr ApplicationlflarohlZ, 1941, Serial Isa. 332.954,

"This invention relates .to'ophthahn'ic mount ings and more particularly "it" has referencelto eyeglasses and'spectacleswhich, embody rrrul'tl f qcalf lenses'having'portions which are used'for. distant vision andlportions' which are used vfor near" vision, such as inreadingfijl'n such types of'lenses, the reading portions are generally relatively' small areas which are located "below the center's of the lenses with fthej remainders "of the lenses unrestricted'for' tantfvision use; With the reading portio-ns'so positioned, 1 i'sn ec essary for the wearer, when reading'to his head-backwards 'andf'loohdownwardly" s i that vision may be had throughthe reading portions of'thelenses. Thisdsa rather 'awkwardand tjir mg *pesition L andto" overcome this disadvantage, it has been proposed to provide spectacles inwhich either the lenses or the nose engaging portions 'of the: bridge may be= moved vertically relative-to the other soas towselectivelyposition the reading portions direetly in front 1 of the "yes for reading.- Such constructionsof the prior art have, :however; been too complicated-on have been: rugged and efiioient. for =practical use;

-.One :of the-.ebjects-of my. invention is; toi-provide an 1 improved Qphihalmic v mounting .nf t the type describedwhichwill be simple-=in-struoture and efiicient in operation. .-:A nother iobject iscto provide ophthalmic mounting in which the lenses arepivotally'linked to. the bridge for selective vertical adjustment with respect thereto. A further object is to provide an ophthalmic mountingin which the lenses may be vertically positioned relative to the bridge through pivotal connections and held in adjusted position; Theseand other objects and advantages reside in certain novel features of construction, arrangement and combinations of parts as will hereinafter be more fully described and pointed out in the appended claims.

Fig. 1 is a front View of ing my invention. p 7

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing the position of the link when the lenses are in the normal or down position as shown in Fig. 1. l r

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the position a spectacle embodyshown-on, the: drawinggv er erally; a spectaolecompr sprain (Gifts-A 3) ;Fig. .8 shows .:a smodi-iic application iof :myainventio-n I A; preferred embodiment holding devices or rim lenses 1 2 having Y the reaeingypo; ns 3 l 3 posig tinned below thSzC-SH'ECI'SDfQtbS s tionedbetween the lens holdingdevices bridgeld having twospaced side rtiens, i5. U r l aped member ,2 Shaving two spaeed lugs! ll the forming hearing membersiis secured to each, side portion 55; as by soldering, for example. East:

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ing; a-rni .i-il 3x11 m m rwli'ixed-ly seoured, v by ,Salderi I 'sideofleach lens-holding device i l arethespaeed plates formingbearing members, .whichare substantially vertically aligned It supports the in the hi gs H. by .a pivot pin zepwhne the other V ofthe link is pivota' lysecu' 'edbetween thelplate be apparent that I the lenses are pivotaliy secured to the bridge 14 of the parts when the lenses are in the reading or up position.

Fig. 4 is a view taken on line 5-4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a view taken on line 5+5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 shows a modified type of link connec tion. Fig. 7 is a view taken on line 7-! of Fig; 6. J

[and may be adjusted relative thereto.

I In" the position of the link '22 shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the bearing members 28 are below the bearing membersl'l and the lenses are in the downposition and adapted especially fordistant vision When the wearer wishes to use of the lenses. usethe reading portions it of the lenses 12 for near vision, the lenses are swung to the up position so that the link 22 will be located as shown in Fig. 3. This adjustment can be accomplished by-swinging the lenses outwardly, up 'wardly and inwardly about the pivot pins 23 and 24 and against the tension of the spring 25. To adjust the lenses to the down or reading position, they are moved outwardly, downwardly and inwardly about thepivots. It will-be noted that the spring 25 exerts an inward tension which tends to keep the lenses in either the up or down{ adjusted position so that-a change from either position must be made against the ng,-to,the nasal I thll.lg$i1. A link. 22 has one end, pivotallymou .ted between angentially ,to.

se; 26 to pivotaily' receive? In Figs. 6 and 7 there is illustrated a slightly modified type of link connection wherein the bearing members for one end of-the link are providedby a pair of spaced plates 30 soldered to the bridge side I and the bearing for the other end is provided by a pair of spaced plates 3| soldered to the lens holding device I I. As shown in Fig. 7, the plates 30 project laterally beyond the link and form a recess into which fits the lens holding device II as shown at 32.

bridge l5. This construction affords rigidity and tends to holdthe parts in adjusted position to- Ifhe plates 3| similarly are formed to engage the side of' tension of spring 25 and hence accidental displacement is prevented.

rimmed, semi-rimmed or rimless construction.

. ing constructed to receive the sides of'the bridge,

gether with the spring 25. r

The modification shown in Fig. 8 illustrates the adaptation of my invention to an eyeglass or spectacle of the so-called rimless type. In this construction, the bridge [4 is pivotally linked to lens straps 33 instead of to the rim H a in Fig. 1. The lens straps 33 may be connectedto the lens I 2 by a screw or any other holding means known to the art. Instead of employing the spring shown in Fig; 1, the spring tension is provided by the fiat'spring member 34 whose ends are connected to arms 35 extending upwardly along the edge of the lens from the straps 33. The end'of the spring 34 engages the upper portion of the edge of the lens at 36 so that the lenses may be flexed outwardly against the tension of spring 34 and swung aboutthe pivots to selectively position the lenses in adjusted position.

' From the foregoing it will be apparent'that I .am able to attain the objects of my invention and provide an improved ophthalmic mounting in which the lenses may be selectively positioned relative to'the bridge. The bridge is fitted prop,- erly to the nose and the lenses are moved. up or down with respect to the bridge. The mounting is not complicated and is rugged in construction and eflicient in operation. The lenses 'may' 'b'e adjusted by the wearer without taking the mounting off the face. Various modifications can obviously be made without departing from the spirit of my invention. I Thus, other resilient means may beprovided instead of springs 25 and 34 to hold the lenses in adjusted position. My invention can also be embodied in various types and a resilient member connecting the upper parts of the rim portions.

2. An ophthalmic mounting comprising a pair of spaced rim portions attached to lenses, a

, bridge positioned between said rim portions and having spaced vertical sides, a pair of spaced lugs secured to each side of the bridge, a bearing member projecting laterally from the nasal side 0f each rim portion, links pivotally connecting the respectively adjacent lugs and bearing members whereby th lenses may be Selectively adjusted with respect to the bridge, the spaced lugs 'se-f cured to the bridge projecting outwardly a dis.- tance greater than the width of the linkwhereby they receivethe rim portions when in adjusted position, and means for holding thepartsin adjusted position. a v

3. In an ophthalmic mounting the combination of a rim portion extending along the nasal; edge of a lens, abridge having a side adjacent said rim portion, a pair of spaced lugs extending 'from the side towards the rim portion, a pair of spaced lugs extending from'the rim portion towards the side, a link having its respective ends pivotally secured between the respective pairs of lugs wherebythelens may be selectively adjusted relative to the bridge, both pairs of lugs being longer than the width 'of the link whereby the lugs on the-bridge side will receive the rim portion; and the lugs on the'rim portion the parts'in adjusted position. a

. pnURY FAIR. I

of spectacles and eyeglasses whether or the 

